Thinking Out Loud: When Things are Going Right

May 03, 2018

Linking up for a quick session of Thinking Out Loud

a good spot to think
Aside from the weeks in review, random must-reads or monthly food recaps, I've been pretty silent on here. I've found that I'm less introspective when life is going well; less in touch with my feelings. Now things in all aspects--mentally, socially, physically, emotionally--seem to be on high note.  I don't know what to make of it. But perhaps this is simply what contentedness feels like. It's really odd feeling this way; I'm not accustomed to it. So I still worry. Still overthink. The way I describe it is that I'm waiting for the floor to give out from underneath me, which isn't a great way to live either. I have been trying to actively challenge this. To accept things as they may come and trust that I have it in me to cope with whatever comes my way, good or bad.
"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy." 

Along the lines of things going well... part of me also feels bad when I don't have much to talk about in therapy sessions because there is nothing I really have to process. I actually brought this up to my therapist about this recently and she tried to provide an analogy to understand it. Early on in recovery, my support system was likely to check in with me pretty constantly: if I was eating enough and regularly, how my appointments went, etc. Then as I progressed, it became less needed. Similarly, from a mental perspective, when things are going well maybe I am not as introspective as I was because I don't necessarily need to be.

Hmm, that's about it from me. Here's to making it to (almost) the end of the week!!

Questions:
Do you doubt when things are going well in your life?
Are you more introspective when life gets bumpy?  
What are you feeling good about at the moment? 

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